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IUPAC name
3α,12α-Dihydroxy-5β-chol-8(14)-en-24-oic acid
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Systematic IUPAC name
(4R)-4-[(1R,5aR,7R,9aS,9bR,11S,11aR)-7,11-Dihydroxy-9a,11a-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b,10,11,11a-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-1-yl]pentanoic acid | |
Other names
3α,12α-Dihydroxy-5β,8(14)-cholen-24-oic acid; 5β,8(14)-Cholen-24-oic acid-3α,12α-diol
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C24H38O4 | |
Molar mass | 390.564 g·mol−1 |
Melting point | 175 to 176 °C (347 to 349 °F; 448 to 449 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Apocholic acid is an unsaturated bile acid first characterized in the 1920s.[2] It has questionable carcinogenic activity as experimentally, sarcomas were induced in mice with injection of deoxycholic acid. [3]
The salts and esters of apocholic acid are known as apocholates.[citation needed]